Chest pain can be alarming, with the potential confusion between a heart attack and gastric pain. Heart attack pain feels like heavy pressure and may spread to other areas, while gastric pain is ...

A new study shows that young people who consume marijuana are six times more likely to experience a heart attack than their counterparts. Research published in the Journal of the American College ...

Share on Pinterest Two new studies highlight the potential risks to heart health among young adults who use cannabis. Olena Bondarenko/Getty Images A retrospective study found that cannabis users ...

Heart attacks and cardiac arrest represent two of the most serious cardiovascular emergencies facing modern medicine, yet public confusion between these distinct conditions remains widespread.

Cannabis use appears to be linked to a significant increase in heart attack and stroke risk for folks under 50, a new study has found. As the American College of Cardiology (ACC) explained in a ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events ...

Celebrity pastor T.D. Jakes shared in an exclusive interview on TODAY that the life-threatening medical emergency he suffered last year was a heart attack. "I didn't really realize what was ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating potential heart disease risk. A zero score signifies very low risk, while ...

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a single "polypill" combining a statin and three blood pressure lowering ...